Category: 365 Days
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17 Works, Today, February 1st. is artist Sebastiaen Vrancx’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #032
Sebastiaen Vrancx, Sebastiaan Vrancx or Sebastian Vranckx; 22 January 1573–19 May 1647) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his battle scenes, a genre that he pioneered in Netherlandish painting. He also created landscapes with mythological and allegorical scenes, scenes with robbers, village scenes and celebrations in cities. He was…
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10 Works, Today, January 31st. is artist Henry Howard’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #031
Henry Howard RA (31 January 1769–5 October 1847) was an early 19th-century British portrait and history painter. He was born in London and after being educated at a school in Hounslow, he started studying with the painter Philip Reinagle in 1786. In 1788 he began attending the Royal Academy Schools and was awarded a silver…
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17 Works, Today, January 30th. is artist Amrita Sher-Gil’s day, her story, illustrated with footnotes #030
Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913–5 December 1941) was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called “one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century” and a “pioneer” in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started getting formal lessons in the art, at the age of eight. She…
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14 Works, Today, January 29th. is artist John Callcott Horsley’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #029
John Callcott Horsley RA (29 January 1817–18 October 1903) was an English academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist’s colony in Cranbrook… Please follow link for full post John Callcott Horsley RA (29 January 1817–18 October 1903) was an English…
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14 Works, Today, January 28th. is artist Pompeo Borra’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #028
Pompeo Borra (1898–1973) began his artistic career attending the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. In 1916 he took part, as a volunteer, in the First World War. At the end of the conflict he returned to his vocation for painting. In 1924 he took part in the XIV International Art Exhibition of the city of…
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14 Works, Today, January 27th. is artist John Maler Collier’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #027
John Maler Collier OBE RP ROI (27 January 1850–11 April 1934) was a leading English painter and writer. He painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style, and was one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation. Both his marriages were to daughters of, biologist and anthropologist, Thomas Henry Huxley. He studied painting at the Munich…
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17 Works, Today, January 26th. is artist Benjamin Haydon’s day, his story, illustrated #026
Benjamin Robert Haydon (26 January 1786–22 June 1846) was born in Plymouth. At an early age he showed an aptitude for study, which was carefully fostered by his mother. Reading Albinus inspired him with a love for anatomy, and from childhood he wanted to become a painter… Please follow link for full post
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11 Works, Today, January 25th. is artist Govert Teuniszoon Flinck’s day, his story, illustrated #025
Govert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck (25 January 1615–2 February 1660) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Born at Kleve, capital of the Duchy of Cleves, which was occupied at the time by the United Provinces, he was apprenticed by his father to a silk mercer, but having secretly acquired a passion for…
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13 Works, Today, January 24th is artist Vasily Ivanovich Surikov’s day, his story, illustrated #024
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (24 January 1848–19 March 1916) was a Russian Realist history painter. Many of his works have become familiar to the general public through their use as illustrations. He was born to an old Cossack family, descending from Don Cossacks that had settled in Siberia. His father was a Collegiate Registrar, a civil…
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30 Works, Today, January 23th is artist Édouard Manet’s day, his story, illustrated #023
Édouard Manet (23 January 1832–30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was born in Paris, to an affluent and well-connected family. His uncle, Edmond Fournier, encouraged him to pursue painting and took young Manet to the Louvre. In 1845, at the advice of his uncle, Manet enrolled in a special course of drawing ……
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21 Works, Today, January 22th is artist Nicolas Lancret ‘s day, his story, illustrated #022
Nicolas Lancret (22 January 1690–14 September 1743) was a French painter. Born in Paris, he was a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the Regent, the Duke of Orleans… Please follow link for full post
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16 Works, Today, January 20th is artist Adriaen van der Werff ‘s day, his story, illustrated #020
Adriaen van der Werff (21 January 1659–12 November 1722) was an accomplished Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661–1722), was his principal pupil and assistant… Please follow link for full post
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15 Works, Today, January 19th is artist Paul Cézanne’s day, his story, illustrated #019
Paul Cézanne (19 January 1839–22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century… Please follow link for full post
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16 Works, Today, January 18th is artist Gustaf Oscar Dalström’s day, his story, illustrated #018
Gustaf Dalstrom (1893–1971) was an American artist and muralist. From 1927, he served as president of the Chicago Society of Artists. During the Great Depression he contributed several mural paintings to public schools and post offices through the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, Today, January 17th is Pieter van Bloemen’s day, his story, illustrated #017
Pieter van Bloemen, also known as Standaart (bapt. 17 January 1657–6 March 1720), was a Flemish painter. He was a gifted landscape and animal painter and was very successful with his compositions depicting equestrian, animal and market scenes. Please follow link for full post
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14 Works, Today, January 16th is Eugène Anatole Carrière’s day, his story, illustrated #016
Eugène Anatole Carrière (16 January 1849–27 March 1906) was a French Symbolist artist of the Fin de siècle period. His paintings are best known for their brown monochrome palette. He was a close friend of the sculptor Rodin and his work influenced Picasso. Some see traces of Carrière’s monochrome style in Picasso’s Blue Period… Please…
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19 Works, Today, January 15th is Giovanni Segantini’s day, his story, illustrated #015
Giovanni Segantini (15 January 1858–28 September 1899) was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century. He was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. Giovanni was born at Arco in Trentino, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the first seven years of his life, his…
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10 Works, Today, January 12th is Jean Béraud’s day, his story, illustrated #012
Jan van Goyen, Goyen also spelled Goijen, in full Jan Josephszoon van Goyen, (born January 13, 1596, Leiden, Netherlands — died April 27, 1656, The Hague) was a Dutch landscape painter. Like many Dutch painters of his time, Jan van Goyen studied art in the town of Haarlem. At age 35, he established a permanent studio at…
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10 Works, Today, January 12th is Jean Béraud’s day, his story, illustrated #012
Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 — October 4, 1935) was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. Pictures of the Champs Elysees, cafés, Montmartre and the banks of the Seine are precisely detailed illustrations of everyday Parisian life during the “Belle Époque”. He also painted…
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